Review #591: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.” ----George R.R. Martin Lauren Oliver, the New York Times bestselling author, has composed a heart wrenching young adult fantasy fiction in her novel, Before I Fall which...

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Review #590: The List by Siobhan Vivian

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself.” ----Simone de Beauvoir Siobhan Vivian, the New York Times bestselling author, has penned an incredibly enlightening and an entrancing contemporary young adult fiction, The List in which the author...

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Review #589: Small Admissions by Amy Poeppel

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.” ----Steve Maraboli Amy Poeppel, an American author, has penned a terrific and extremely entertaining debut contemporary fiction novel, Small Admissions that revolves around a fresh...

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Review #588: Carve the Mark (Carve the Mark #1) by Veronica Roth

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.” ----Bob Marley Veronica Roth, the international bestselling author, pens an engrossing and exciting new young adult fantasy series called, Carve the Mark, and the first book in the...

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Review #587: The Innocent by Harlan Coben

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.” ----Marcus Aurelius Harlan Coben, an international bestselling author, has penned a hypnotizing crime thriller, The Innocent in which the author has spun a tale about an ex-con whose after prison life...

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Review #586: Stay Close by Harlan Coben

My rating: 3 of 5 stars “The past is never where you think you left it.” ----Katherine Anne Porter Harlan Coben, an international bestselling author, has penned a gripping crime thriller, Stay Close that revolves around three characters, one who has hid her past but now it is threatening...

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Review #585: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “If you are cold, tea will warm you;if you are too heated, it will cool you;If you are depressed, it will cheer you;If you are excited, it will calm you.” ----William Ewart Gladstone Lisa See, a Chinese-American NY Times Bestselling author, crafts an unique and heart-touching...

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Review #584: Before We Visit the Goddess by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

My rating: 4 of 5 stars “As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong. She is the beating of my heart. I cannot now imagine a life without her.” ----Kristin...

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